BCN organised its 27th Annual General Meeting
(AGM) in Kathmandu on 19 December, 2009. The AGM was attended by government
officials, patrons, advisors, members, supporters of BCN and representatives
from various conservation organisations. President of BCN Mr. Shree Ram Subedi
presided over the meeting.
On the occasion, Mr. Gopal Prasad Upadhyay,
Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation,
and Chief Guest of the ceremony, handed over the Jatayu scholarship
certificates to three M.Sc. students from the Tribhuvan University. The
scholarship was awarded for the research study on the vultures of Nepal. The
letters of appreciation were given to Dikpal Krishna Karmacharya, Hemanta
Dhakal and Krishna Bhusal for undertaking research on the behavioural patterns
of vultures, its habitats and the management and conservation initiatives of
the Jayatu Restaurants of Nepal.
On the occasion, Dr. Hum B. Gurung, Chief
Executive Officer of BCN, presented the annual progress and future plans of BCN
and Mr. Yubraj Basnet, Treasurer of BCN's Executive Council, presented the
financial report of FY 2008/2009.
Altogether,
over 90 members and partners attended the AGM.